Lot 1714. A doucai bowl, Daoguang seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

The deep rounded sides painted on the exterior with a frieze of leafy meander bearing six different flowers framed by the scrolling stems, above a border of ruyi heads.

Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 1 December 1994, lot 436.

Property from the Silas Friedlander Collection. 

Note: One of a pair of bowls with similar decoration is illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 52.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011